Chemistry
Beneficial and beautiful: Biodiversity of meadows and pastures can be an asset for nature, agriculture, and tourism
Where species-rich meadows provide habitat for bees and other insects, ecosystem services such as pollination or natural pest control offer...
New critical period of embryonic sex determination in sea turtles identified
Unlike humans, turtles, lizards and other reptiles – such as crocodiles – do not have sex chromosomes. Their sex is...
Cosmic chocolate pralines: General neutron star structure revealed
FRANKFURT. So far, little is known about the interior of neutron stars, those extremely compact objects that can form after...
Prehistoric predator? Artificial intelligence says no
Artificial intelligence has revealed that prehistoric footprints thought to be made by a vicious dinosaur predator were in fact from...
Mass transfer techniques for large-scale and high-density microLED arrays
Recent impressive advances in mass transfer techniques have proven to be a promising solution to overcome the extreme requirements of...
Showing off: Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention
Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing’s sake – social behaviour previously...
Brain area thought to impart consciousness, behaves instead like an Internet router
Tucked underneath the brain’s outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long...
FRIB experiment pushes elements to the limit
A new study led by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has measured how long it...
Study shows the power of ‘thank you’ for couples
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gratitude has been a trendy sentiment in recent years – sparking an industry of journals, knickknacks and...
With new heat treatment, 3D-printed metals can withstand extreme conditions
A new MIT-developed heat treatment transforms the microscopic structure of 3D-printed metals, making the materials stronger and more resilient in...
Atomically dispersed bimetallic iron–cobalt electrocatalysts developed for green production of ammonia
Scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the use of controllably...
The American Pediatric Society selects Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as the recipient of the 2023 David G. Nichols Health Equity Award
HOUSTON, November 14, 2022 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Nadine Burke Harris, MD, as the...
Passion fruit yields high antioxidant ingredient for stable edible food coatings
The high antioxidants and polyphenols content in passion fruit peels show significant potential to preserve fresh fruits and fresh cuts...
Advances in spectroscopy
Physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new technique that can measure the properties of the...
First conference for female physicists at Goethe University inspires almost 1000 participants worldwide
FRANKFURT. Women still constitute a minority when it comes to the field of physics; in Germany, only about 13% of...
Magma floods erupt from deeper sources than earlier believed
Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth’s history. Conventionally, the largest flood...
Antiviral substances discovered within native plants in South Korea
Codonopsis lanceolata, more commonly referred to as “deodeok”, is used as a medicinal herb in South Korea. It is cultivated...
Examining female responses to drug use and addiction
A neuroscience researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is conducting a comparative study of how males and females...
Long-term physical and mental health outcomes after COVID-19 occur in all ages
Following COVID-19 infection, there is significant new onset morbidity in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom...
Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically planned
EVANSTON, Ill. — Chinese incursions across India’s west and central borders are not independent, random incidents that happen by mistake....
